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PRR 5712, EP-22, 1955 |
| Description: |
BYC. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by Fred Kern that was taken just West of the Brick Yard Crossing in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 23 July 1955. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5712 and another unit whose number is not recorded. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5712 was built in 1952. They're pulling Train #54 down the Allegheny Mountains via the Horseshoe Curve to Altoona and points East. |
| Photo Date: |
7/23/1955 Upload Date: 4/6/2018 2:18:36 AM |
| Location: |
Altoona(Brickyard), PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Signal,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) |
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900 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5712, EP-22, 1960 |
| Description: |
Mann. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in October of 1960. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engine #5712 and another "EP" Class unit whose road number is not recorded. Both were built by GM-EMD. #5712 is an EP-22 constructed in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. Looks to me like the engineman is thinking deep thoughts! ("PrrFan18n") |
| Photo Date: |
10/15/1960 Upload Date: 6/7/2021 7:40:51 PM |
| Location: |
Kalamazoo, MI |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) |
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276 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5712, EP-22, 1964 |
| Description: |
Here a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken at Chicago's Union Station on 7 January 1964. The photographer is not identified. Shown here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5712 and two more "EP" Class units whose numbers are not recorded. All were built by GM-EMD. #5712 is an EP-22 built in October of 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. They're departing the Station with a mail and express train bound for Pittsburgh and points East. ("Stoneborobranch"; #7 of 10) |
| Photo Date: |
1/7/1964 Upload Date: 7/22/2020 8:12:14 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Statio, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) |
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307 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5712, EP-22, Front, c. 1964 |
| Description: |
Here is the front side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. Photo courtesy of the Penn Central Railroad. Shown here (R to L) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #5712 and #5892. Both are EP-22's built by GM-EMD and rated at 2,250 horsepower each. #5712 was constructed in October of 1952, while #5892 was built in April of 1950. In this context, they're departing Chicago's Union Station with the eastbound "General" during the waning days of the PRR. |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1964 Upload Date: 1/4/2021 4:56:37 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Statio, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) PRR 5892(E8A) |
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453 Comments: 0 |
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PRR 5712, EP-22, Back, c. 1964 |
| Description: |
Here is the back side of a "Vanishing Vistas" portrait that was published by Lyman E. Cox in 1972. The text by Robert A. Le Massena sketches the history and devolution of the Pennsylvania Railroad's passenger operations in and about Chicago's Union Station. |
| Photo Date: |
12/21/1964 Upload Date: 1/4/2021 4:58:17 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago Union Statio, IL |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) |
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216 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
PRR 5712, EP-22, 1965 |
| Description: |
Winter. Here is an original photo that I took of a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on 03 January 1965. Shown here (R to L) are PRR engines #5712 and #5860-B. Both were built by EMD. #5712 is an EP-22 built in 1952 and rated at 2,250 horsepower. #5860-B is an EP-20 built in 1948 and rated at 2,000 horsepower. They are passing under the 7th Street Bridge with a 20-car passenger train on their way to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York; the time is 3:50 P.M. |
| Photo Date: |
1/3/1965 Upload Date: 9/10/2016 4:22:54 PM |
| Location: |
Altoona, PA |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Winter,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
PRR 5712(E8A) PRR 5860-B(E7B) |
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850 Comments: 0 |
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